Gloucester County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 34-396 through 34-415

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
public water supply wells
Geographic extent
Zone of protection around public water supply wells as designated by the town commission

Uses

Permitted by right5

Conditional / special use3

  • Retail sales establishments storing and handling regulated substances for resale in original unopened containers (requires general exemption and operating permit)
  • Existing nonresidential facilities with special exemption
  • Existing fire, police, emergency medical services and emergency management center facilities (requires special exemption and operating permit)

Prohibited1

  • New nonresidential activities that store, handle, produce, dispose of or use any regulated substance in the zone of protection

Extracted standards

27 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Appeal deadline30 days

    Such appeal shall be taken by filing written notice thereof with the town clerk, within 30 days after the decision of the town building official.

  • Bond requirement

    No permit herein required shall be issued unless there is filed at the time of application ... a cash bond, rate bond or letters of credit with a corporate surety in the amount required by appendix B.

  • Clearance24 inches

    A minimum clearance of 24 inches shall be provided on all sides of the tank and its supports.

  • Closure permit fee

    The fee for a closure permit under this regulation shall be one-half of the fee for the wellhead protection operating permit.

  • Concrete compressive strength3,000 psi

    All concrete shall have a minimum compressive strength of 3,000 psi in 28 days.

  • Containment capacity150 percent

    Each containment system shall be able to contain 150 percent of the contents of all storage containers above the containment system.

  • Filing fee25 dollars

    All applicants for a wellhead protection or groundwater protection operating permit shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of $25.00.

  • First offense fine250 dollars/day

    Violations of the provisions of this article shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not to exceed $250.00 per day for the first offense.

  • Floor fall0.25 inch per foot

    Floor shall have one-quarter-inch per foot fall to an 18-inch by 18-inch by six-inch sump.

  • Freeboard12 inches

    Pit shall be of sufficient size to retain all contents of the tank plus a 12-inch free board.

  • General exemption fee100 dollars

    Any person seeking a general exemption shall pay a fee of $100.00.

  • Hearing date45 days

    All appeals and applications shall be heard within 45 days of the date from which the petition and supporting data are filed with the town clerk.

  • Hearing notice10 days

    Notice of hearing shall be served upon the applicant or permittee and property owner, if different, by hand delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, no less than ten days prior to the hearing.

  • Inspection rights

    Any duly authorized representative of the town commission or town building official may, at any reasonable time, enter and inspect for the purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with this article any property, premises, or place.

  • Monitoring well depth40 feet

    Monitoring wells, located outside of the tank excavations, enable sampling of groundwater in areas with permeable soil, where the water table is below the bottom of the tanks but within 40 feet of the surface.

  • Observation well depth below grade2 feet

    Observation wells, located in tank excavations and collection sumps of secondary containment systems, typically extended two feet below the level of the land or hold-down pad.

  • Open pits shall extend 12 inches above the highest point of the finished grade at the pit.

  • Operating permit application deadline90 days

    The application for the operating permit shall be filed with the town building official within 90 days of receipt of written notification.

  • Operating permit fee25 dollars

    The fee for a wellhead protection or groundwater protection operating permit under this regulation shall be $25.00.

  • Repeat offense fine500 dollars/day

    $500.00 per day for a repeat offense.

  • Sampling fee50 dollars/sample

    The required quarterly and biannual groundwater quality sampling of permitted facilities within the zone of protection will be assessed a fee of $50.00/sample.

  • Special exemption fee200 dollars

    Any person seeking a special exemption shall pay a fee of $200.00.

  • Storage container threshold30 gallons

    Any storage container of 30 gallons, or 250 pounds, or more containing regulated substances shall have constructed below them an impervious containment system.

  • Sump size

    18-inch by 18-inch by six-inch sump.

  • Permit transfer fee25 dollars

    The fee for transfer of a wellhead protection operating permit shall be $25.00.

  • Vehicular loading

    Covered pits subject in any part to vehicular traffic shall be designed to sustain an H-20 loading.

  • Water quality analysis fee700 dollars/sample

    The cash cost for each analysis to be borne by the permittee, will be $700.00/sample.

From the ordinance

The prohibitions and restrictions set forth in this article and in regulations promulgated pursuant hereto shall apply to any sites officially designated by the town commission as future wellfields.
Sec. 34-396 through 34-415